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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An inexpensive positive photograph made using a collodion emulsion on a black enameled [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tinplate tinplate]. The process for making tintype, or ferrotype, photographs was patented in 1856 and used up to the 1940s. Tintype plates contained a thin layer of photoreactive [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=collodion collodion] coated on a black lacquered iron sheet. They produced a direct positive image that was processed quickly and inexpensive. The images often had poor contrast levels ranging from a dull grays to creamy whites. Tintypes were typically pasted in paper cards with decorative embossed borders. They were called ferrotypes outside the USA.
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An inexpensive positive photograph made using a collodion emulsion on a black enameled [[tinplate|tinplate]]. The process for making tintype, or ferrotype, photographs was patented in 1856 and used up to the 1940s. Tintype plates contained a thin layer of photoreactive [[collodion|collodion]] coated on a black lacquered iron sheet. They produced a direct positive image that was processed quickly and inexpensive. The images often had poor contrast levels ranging from a dull grays to creamy whites. Tintypes were typically pasted in paper cards with decorative embossed borders. They were called ferrotypes outside the USA.
  
 
[[File:Woman.hat_tintype.jpg|thumb|Tintype]]
 
[[File:Woman.hat_tintype.jpg|thumb|Tintype]]
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ferrotype; ferrotyping; melainotype; tin type (sp)
 
ferrotype; ferrotyping; melainotype; tin type (sp)
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|tintype sample20 site2.jpg~SEM]]]
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== Risks ==
  
== Hazards and Safety ==
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* Moisture may rust iron plate  
 
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* Contact with smooth surfaces, such as glass or polyester, may cause shiny spots
Moisture may rust iron plate  
 
 
 
Contact with smooth surfaces, such as glass or polyester, may cause shiny spots
 
  
 
== Additional Images ==
 
== Additional Images ==
  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:tintype sample20 site2-SPECTRUM comp.jpg|Spectrum sample sites
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File:Man.Bicycle_Tintype.jpg|Tintype 1
File:Tintype sample 20 site2 spectra 1-4.jpg|Spectra
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File:Tin Type sample20_500x refl.jpg|Tintype 1 cross-section at 500x in reflected light
File:Tin Type sample20_500x refl.jpg|Tintype sample
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File:tintype sample20 site2.jpg|Tintype 1 SEM of cross-section
File:Man.Bicycle_Tintype.jpg|Tintype
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File:tintype sample20 site2-SPECTRUM comp.jpg|Tintype 1 Location of sample sites on cross-section
File:Sample 19 500x Refl.jpg|Tintype sample
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File:Tintype sample 20 site2 spectra 1-4.jpg|Tintype 1 EDS Spectra at each site
File:Sample 19 500x UV.jpg|Tintype sample
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File:Niagra_Tintype.jpg|Tintype 2
File:Niagra_Tintype.jpg|Tintype
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File:Sample 19 500x Refl.jpg|Tintype 2 cross-section at 500x in reflected light
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File:Sample 19 500x UV.jpg|Tintype 2 cross-section at 500x in UV light
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Resources and Citations==
  
== Authority ==
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Tintype." Accessed 29 Apr. 2004.
 
 
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Tintype." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service. 29 Apr. 2004 .
 
  
* Luis Nadeau, Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
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* Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
  
 
* ''Caring for your Collections'', Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
 
* ''Caring for your Collections'', Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm - synonym=melainotype
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* AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm - synonym=melainotype
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 8 June 2022

Tintype
MFA# 2002.337

Description

An inexpensive positive photograph made using a collodion emulsion on a black enameled Tinplate. The process for making tintype, or ferrotype, photographs was patented in 1856 and used up to the 1940s. Tintype plates contained a thin layer of photoreactive Collodion coated on a black lacquered iron sheet. They produced a direct positive image that was processed quickly and inexpensive. The images often had poor contrast levels ranging from a dull grays to creamy whites. Tintypes were typically pasted in paper cards with decorative embossed borders. They were called ferrotypes outside the USA.

Tintype

Synonyms and Related Terms

ferrotype; ferrotyping; melainotype; tin type (sp)

Risks

  • Moisture may rust iron plate
  • Contact with smooth surfaces, such as glass or polyester, may cause shiny spots

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
  • Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998